"We were in the area to attend a sporting event, not here for holiday, so didn’t utilise the pool or other leisure facilities. Our requirement was for comfortable, well located accommodation with on-site parking and the Marina Club ticked these boxes. The in-room kitchenettes were a further draw. It was a great choice for our purposes - the Marina location is nice, there are ample restaurants within a few minutes walk, and the old town, where you’ll find the smarter restaurants, is about 10/15 minutes on foot. The location is also handy if you’re planning a boat trip. The hotel is modern and well kept. Everything works, and it feels like a well run operation. Staff were friendly and on the ball across departments, including house keeping, who did a cracking job. Whilst neither luxurious nor especially stylish, we really enjoyed our one bedroomed suite, mainly because it was so light and airy. Spacious too, with a decent sized bedroom, and generously proportioned living area with balcony overlooking the pool. The bed was comfortable, there was plenty of wardrobe space and the shower had oomph. The kitchen units were dated and worn, but really well equipped for self caterers. We ate out for all meals, but found the large fridge, kettle, toaster, utensils etc, really useful for making light snacks and drinks. Our colleagues booked a Superior Studio room which was a fair bit smaller than our suite, but still a pleasant, airy environment, with pool facing balcony. But for the relatively small uplift in price, the suite was well worth it in my view. We didn’t take breakfast, but enjoyed the hotels’ bars, both of which overlook the pool. We had dinner at Instinto, one of the restaurants associated with the Marina Club (the other is WA Sushi), and service was superb, food pretty good. Both restaurants have stand alone Marina frontage, and as a consequence feel like entirely separate entities to the hotel, avoiding that ‘hotely’ feel that you often find with in-house dining.
We didn’t use the gym, but assume it to be a fairly substantial facility as it opens to non-residents and appeared to have various classes going on.
Our early June visit meant there weren’t many children around and the atmosphere was peaceful and serene.
Overall - impressed and very pleasantly surprised with Marina Club Resort.
Good job."
